Lindsey Vonn posts graphic photo of mangled leg after ski crash

American Lindsey Vonn celebrates after taking first place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Giant Slalom on Saturday in Maribor, Slovenia.

Photograph by: Stanko Gruden
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Lindsey Vonn is feeling better after a disastrous crash in Austria ended her season, but her knee looks a little worse for wear in a photo the U.S. skier recently posted to Facebook.

“My knee looks…um…not very good…. #longskirtsthissummer #ugh,” she wrote on Facebook.

Vonn shared her leg photo on Facebook, a week after her surgery. The U.S. skier ended her season earlier this month after injuries from a crash at ski worlds in Austria.

The 28-year-old Vonn was lifted into the air off a jump in the opening race at the championships two weeks ago. Upon landing, her right leg gave way and she spun down face first, throwing an arm out to protect herself. Vonn ended up on her back as she smashed through a gate. Vonn received medical treatment on the snow before being airlifted by helicopter to a hospital. Doctors later discovered that she had shredded two ligaments.

The accident came after Vonn landed off a jump in the opening race at the championships, the super-G. As she hit the ground, her right leg gave way and she spun down face first, throwing an arm out to protect herself. She ended up on her back as she smashed through a gate.

Vonn was reportedly was able to escape Austria thanks to the use of Tiger Woods’ private jet. The pair have been romantically linked in recent months, but they have both denied the rumours. Vonn and the U.S. ski team tried to keep her itinerary under wraps because of intense media attention.

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